4 —, een related tests of Little Stoop. ticularly at NOTS, Inyokern. BuOrd has extensive experience in rocketry, parBuAer has worked on the marriage of atomic warheads ‘to missiles and is currently prosecuting the submarine launched atomic guided "missiles, Regulus and Rigel. « OUTER CASE = Depth Charges, Mines ard Torpedoes The Alias Study was made by the NOL and was aided by this laboratory's " experience in effects and conventional ordnance. NOL is the prime technical gency in the field of depth charges and underwater mines. BuCrd has four major activities undertaking work in the torpedo field using assistance an? design criteria of Buder, as necessary. Howcver, the current torpedo program is using nine BuCrd facilities, two othcr DOD activities, five universities an? twenty-two contractorse Bu€rd has the water and wind tunnels, ballistic ranges, laboratorie fabriention plants and test facilities to prosecut: any of the above developments from inception to completion «nd sufficient facilities to accomplish limited pro- soy . ( duction, if desired. te NUCLEAR SAFING AND ARITING - Im -losion _ The Navy has not participited in developing nuclear safing for implosio weapons; however, NOTS has evolved highly promising ideas on the use of dececl~ lerating forces to arm 2 rocket warhead. The protlems of gun and mount mechanisr. E- are not unlike the techniques of implosion nuclear safing ind arming, and ex~ perience in this field may be adopted to development of atomic weapons. . NUCLEAR SAFING AND AR:.ING ~ Gun-Tyve BuOrd is currently undertaking this work in connection with the TX-ll. HIGH EXPLOSIVES During the war the Naval Mine Depet, Yorktown, did development work ar produced "quality" and "non-quality "HE castings. The Naval Ammunition Depot (Nr McAlester, produced "non-qu2lity" castings an? loaded thé pumpkins. The Salt ve? Pilot Flant was at one time the sole plant outside ef Los Alamos for this type of high explosives Its work is now emphasizing developm nt. development task for the AEC. é } . NOL now hae in cxplosi A number of other Bulrd agencies have supolied special materials and exolosives to the AEC. The precision work on this matcrial requires special facilities so thit any existing HE plant not specially equipped . COM, He eprowr gb